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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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A N   A C T

AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMBRACING

THE TOWNS OF FOSTER AND GLOCESTER

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, Santucci, and Place

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2026

     Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Paragraph 1 of Section 8 of Chapter 109 of the 1958 Public Laws entitled

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"An Act Authorizing the Formation of a Regional School District Embracing the Towns of Foster

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and Gloucester" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     The regional school district financial meeting shall be held on March 24, 1998 March 24,

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2026 at 8:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. at the regional school building, or other such location as the regional

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school committee may publicly designate in advance. Beginning in 1999 2027, the regional school

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district financial town meeting will be held on the third Tuesday in March each year. Special

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meetings may be called by vote of the regional district school on accordance with conditions

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governing town meetings generally prescribed by state law. All voters qualified at the financial

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town meeting next preceeding preceding such regional school district financial meeting and the

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respective towns of Foster and Glocester shall be eligible to attend and vote at the regional district

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school financial meeting.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

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A N   A C T

AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMBRACING

THE TOWNS OF FOSTER AND GLOCESTER

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     This act would change the date of the regional school district financial meeting for the

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Foster-Glocester regional school district to March 24, 2026.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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